The misguided purchase took 20 years to rectify in the early 20th century.
Coastal Journal
Midcoast news from The Forecaster.
Letter to the editor: Props to the rightful prop
There was an error in the article published in the Jan. 18 edition of the Coastal Journal. In that article, there was a prop shown on the front page. The prop mentioned did NOT come from either the Hesper or the Luthor Little, but was recovered by divers in the early 1970s, and came from […]
Letter to the editor: Another reason to keep Frank J. Wood Bridge
Your front page article on Jan. 25 on the historic value of the Frank J. Wood Bridge puts the case forward for the historic value of the bridge’s structure. The historic value of preserving this beautiful trussed bridge is important, and I wholeheartedly support the points made in the article. I want to add another […]
Local businesses will reap benefits from tax reform
It’s not just large corporations that will see impacts
Letter to the editor: Curtis Memorial Library recovering from burst pipes thanks to community help
January started out with a bang at Curtis Library – literally. After three weeks of freezing weather, a pipe leading to one of the library’s sprinklers froze and broke. The result was a cascade of water flowing down the walls and out of the ceiling in the library’s west entrance for 10 minutes until the […]
VIA PRESS HERALD: Harpswell man sentenced for stealing firearms from gun dealer
Hyunkook Korsiak, 36, is ordered to serve 52 months in federal prison.
Wear Red Day: 15 years of heart-disease awareness for Maine women
PORTLAND — City resident Martha Doughty said she spent most of her married life more concerned about her husband’s heart health than her own. That all changed last summer when Doughty, 56, drove herself to the hospital concerned that she may be having a heart attack. Doughty now has a stent after doctors discovered one of […]
HVAC school in Brunswick doubling its capacity to train technicians
The center offers three-month Professional Certification courses in a field that’s struggling to find qualified employees.
VIA PRESS HERALD: All sexual misconduct charges dropped in plea agreement with former sheriff’s deputy
The three young women who accused Kenneth Hatch express frustration with the deal under which he pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor, avoiding jail time.
VIA PRESS HERALD: L.L. Bean’s first full-time truck driver retiring
Al Andrews plans to hit the road March 30 after working for the company for 50 years.